West Cumbria Sites Stakeholder Group

The WCSSG was originally formed to replace the Sellafield Local Liaison Committee (SLLC). The change reflected the fact that there were four nuclear licensed sites in the area and was intended to emphasise the importance of engagement with the community, encouraging input in discussions and consultations from all stakeholders. The organisation and ownership of sites has since changed and the WCSSG is changing to correspond, with re-organisation of its sub-committees, but the aim remains the same.

NDA Business Plan 2009/2012

Click here to read the NDA Business Plan

Releases of Antimony-125 to the air from Sellafield

This is an Environment Agency Briefing on recent releases to the air of Antimony-125 from Sellafield.
Please click here to read it.

Request for Comments on CoRWM Reports

Attached are two draft CoRWM reports on which we would very much like your comments. One is a full draft of CoRWM's March 2009 report to Government on Interim Storage of Higher Activity Wastes and Management of Spent Fuels, Plutonium and Uranium (CoRWM document 2500, dated 2 February 2009). The other is a first draft of their report on R&D for these topics (CoRWM document 2389, dated 2 February 2009). The second report feeds into the first and will also be the basis of CoRWM's main report to Government on R&D, due in June 2009, which will include sections on R&D for geological disposal.

CoRWM welcomes your comments on any parts of the reports but would particularly like your views on the conclusions and proposed recommendations. The deadline for comments is 2 March 2009, and there are response forms attached for you to use if you wish.

Full draft of CoRWM's Report to the Government on Interim Storage Response form for the Full Draft
Full draft of CoRWM's Report on R and D on Storage Response form for the R and D Draft

Plutonium Strategy Development - Stakeholder Update

Further to the workshop held on 28th October 2008 which looked at Plutonium Disposition Options, the NDA intends to carry out informal updates at least quarterly to let stakeholders know what is going on behind the scenes.

The NDA has formally sent the full credible options paper to Government and is anticipating a response from Government by the end of March. The credible options paper is available on their website, also available is a topic strategy paper, which is a live document that will be updated regularly as things change. To access these documents, please use the following links.

NDA Plutonium Topic Strategy - Current Position January 2009
NDA Plutonium Topic Strategy - Credible Options Summary January 2009
NDA Plutonium Topic Strategy - Credible Options Technical Summary January 2009
NDA Plutonium Topic Strategy - Credible Options Technical Analysis January 2009

NDA Response to Stakeholder Comments received during summer 2008

Future Engagement

At the workshops held before Christmas one of the issues raised was a lack of opportunity over the last 18 months for face to face engagement. In order to address this the NDA is planning a series of seminars on plutonium over the coming year to allow access to NDA staff and provide an opportunity to ask questions. They are currently looking for a venue and date for the first seminar which is likely to be in April.

Nuclear Management Partners has taken over the helm
at Sellafield Ltd. Please see the document below for more information.

Sellafield Ltd News Release

Consultation on the NDA Draft Business Plan for 2009/10 to 2011/12

The consultation on the NDA draft Business Plan for 2009/10 to 2011/12 started on the 3rd November 2008. You can register now and take part up until the consultation closes on the 26th January 2009.

NDA Consultations Home Page

WCSSG and Sub-Committee Meetings

Details of WCSSG meetings and the associated minutes and reports cans be found by clicking on the Meetings button at the top of this page. Similarly, Sub-Committee information can be found by clicking on the Sub-Committees button also at the top of this page.

NEW UPDATE (Jun 2008) : Results of Beach Monitoring Near Sellafield

The links below give the full results from Phase 1 of the enhanced monitoring of beaches near to Sellafield which took place in May and June last year. A further briefing note has now (Jun 2008) been issued and can be seen from the link below.

Updated Briefing Note on the Beach Monitoring from the Environment Agency (June 2008)

Beach Find Numbers and Analysis (17/07/2007)
WCSSG Press Release on the Beach Monitoring Results

NDA Presentation on the Results of the
Consultation on the Future of the Sellafield and LLW Sites

A set of presentations by the NDA was given on the 14th November 2007 at Cleator Moor Civic Hall. The WCSSG Chairman, David Moore, introduced the presentations. These comprised an introductory presentation on the End States Reconciliation Process followed by presentations on the findings for Sellafield and LLWR. These presentations are available from the links below. Also included are a letter from the WCSSG Chairman to the NDA following the presentations and a WCSSG summary of the event. The final link below is to the full report on the findings of the consultation.

Presentation of the NDA End States Reconciliation Process.
Stakeholder Review and Feedback: Sellafield.
Stakeholder Review and Feedback: LLWR.
Letter from WCSSG to NDA following the Presentations.
Summary of the Meeting and Presentations.

Report on the Findings of the Consultation. (1Mb)